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The Dremel engraver I purchased has worked very well - very easy to use.Very pleased with the on-line vendor: accurate description, great price, very fast shipping.
as described; works great and good price.engraved metals and plasticseasy to control grip in hand.able to free write cursive 10pt font legibly, easily.
I engraved a hummingbird and a flower on a glass. I wanted to learn engraving so I bought this little inexpensive tool. The first thing I ever did turned out really well. Since then I have engraved names on stainless covered books and frames. A little loud but works well for me.
I found that a chisel (hit with a hammer, or pushed) was best for some things, and it occurred to me that a vibrating chisel would be even better, because it would allow even more control. It curls up little chips very nicely. I was repairing defects on some small aluminum castings, using grinders and files. Put in a special tool in place of the engraving tip, and away you go. As to the Dremel, I agree with others that the 'chuck' doesn't look very strong, but for the price, you can't really expect anything better. There are such things, but they tend to be rather expensive. I just got it, ground a tiny chisel out of some 1/8" music wire rod, and tried it out on a block of aluminum.
As an engraver, I like the fact that you have some control over the vibration. The shapes are complex, which sometimes requires very careful control of the tool. I think it will be a useful addition to my tool set. My search led to fossil preparation, which uses vibrating chisels, but they mentioned that for fine work a Dremel 290 is better. Seeing that Amazon had it for only $12.99, eligible for free shipping, I thought "can't go wrong with that". I have a 'Wen Electric Pencil' which doesn't have that, and sometimes it kicks back quite a bit. So, 4 stars for quality, plus one star for versatility.
I purchased three of these with diamond point tips for etching at work.They get used daily and provide quality identification making on a varietyof materials from plastics, to metal. We have found the diamond tip exceptional in making on tempered metal, and case hardened steel. The new design and style are superior to the old design, and greatly reduce fatigue in those long marking cessions.Further, the new design allows a greater degree of control when marking in tight spaces.We have found these tools to meet and exceed the needs of our organization.
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